ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48384762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Katy, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.0%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.4 min → 31.3 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 18.0%▲ 5.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.9% → 1.7%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 68.7%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±4.0 pp
Carpool9.5% ±3.5 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home18.0% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 11,146 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,184± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+11,146± 745 MOE
Workers with travel time9,136± 780 MOE
Estimated home workers2,010± 436 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.